Follow My Lead
“THIS, the last leg of the journey, would perhaps prove the most difficult.
They set off on foot the next morning, after their chores were completed and the innkeeper kept to his bargain and gave them a decent breakfast. The innkeeper’s wife slipped them hot rolls from the oven, which they accepted gratefully, and managed to save until that evening, when they ate under a tree on the banks of the Danube, miles away from any town or village.
“We shouldn’t have stopped,” Winn said as she bit into h...er roll. “I could easily walk another two hours tonight.”
“We’ve walked for the last twelve. Give your feet a rest,” Jason replied, kissing the top of her head.
It was as if a détente had been issued. As if they had both silently discussed and agreed that as long as they were still on their journey, they had no idea when the journey would end. And if they had no idea when it would end, there was no reason to act as if they were mere acquaintances stuck together. So Jason felt free to kiss the top of Winn’s head, and Winn felt free to press herself against his side, taking up the empty space under his wing that was made to fit her shape, and only hers.MoreLess
They set off on foot the next morning, after their chores were completed and the innkeeper kept to his bargain and gave them a decent breakfast. The innkeeper’s wife slipped them hot rolls from the oven, which they accepted gratefully, and managed to save until that evening, when they ate under a tree on the banks of the Danube, miles away from any town or village.
“We shouldn’t have stopped,” Winn said as she bit into h...er roll. “I could easily walk another two hours tonight.”
“We’ve walked for the last twelve. Give your feet a rest,” Jason replied, kissing the top of her head.
It was as if a détente had been issued. As if they had both silently discussed and agreed that as long as they were still on their journey, they had no idea when the journey would end. And if they had no idea when it would end, there was no reason to act as if they were mere acquaintances stuck together. So Jason felt free to kiss the top of Winn’s head, and Winn felt free to press herself against his side, taking up the empty space under his wing that was made to fit her shape, and only hers.MoreLess
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